Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 09:34 PM EST

In the midst of his Cabinet deliberations, President-elect Donald Trump flew to Ohio Thursday to meet with victims and families after the latest U.S. outbreak of violence, a somber duty that became all too...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:20 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
Pruitt, a 48-year-old Republican, has been a reliable booster of the fossil fuel...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:52 AM EST

The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there's more coming down the...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 06:45 AM EST

Vice President Joe Biden was honored with an emotional bi-partisan tribute on the Senate chamber floor on Dec. 7. 2016. Senators on both sides of the aisle were on the same page as they stepped up to express...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 02:28 PM EST

The union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter challenged the president-elect Thursday to back up his claim that a deal to discourage Carrier Corp. from closing an Indiana factory would save 1,100...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 06:43 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump is adding former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to his Cabinet as leader of the Small Business Administration.
McMahon and her husband, Vince, founded and built World Wrestling...

Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 at 06:53 AM EST

Vice President Joe Biden was presiding over the Senate floor during a tribute in his honor on Wednesday.
"Mr. President, you have been a real friend. You have been a trusted partner and it has been an honor to...

Wednesday, Dec 7, 2016 at 05:55 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, whose last command included oversight of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, to run the Department of Homeland Security, people close...